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["ANT",1,"ANTENNA field"]
["ANT",2,null]
["ANT",3,"Enter the type of antenna used."]
["ANT",4,null]
["ANT",5,"NOTE : This field can be used for any entry of character strings with a"]
["ANT",6,"length of 3 chars, if you don't want to use it as an antenna field."]
["ANT",7,null]
["ANT",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["CALLSIGN",1,"CALLSIGN field"]
["CALLSIGN",2,"*** REQUIRED ***"]
["CALLSIGN",3,null]
["CALLSIGN",4,"Enter the callsign of the station you are working in this field. Use"]
["CALLSIGN",5,"the following formats as examples for data entry:"]
["CALLSIGN",6,null]
["CALLSIGN",7,"Standard CALLSIGN entry format ...."]
["CALLSIGN",8,null]
["CALLSIGN",9,"Put the special prosign after the call, since there is no way of"]
["CALLSIGN",10,"telling directly where a ship is MARITIME MOBILE REGION 2 or where a car or"]
["CALLSIGN",11,"truck is mobile in the U.S. callarea 4."]
["CALLSIGN",12,null]
["CALLSIGN",13,"Callsign plus maritime mobile (MM#) or portable area # (/#)"]
["CALLSIGN",14,null]
["CALLSIGN",15,"i.e.  KI6LO  or   KI6LO/4   or   KI6LO/MM2"]
["CALLSIGN",16,null]
["CALLSIGN",18,"Operating portable in another prefix area ....."]
["CALLSIGN",19,null]
["CALLSIGN",20,"Put the prefix before the real callsign. This way the program"]
["CALLSIGN",21,"knows that the starting part of the entry is used for lookups in the DX"]
["CALLSIGN",22,"INFO file if you use the F5 option (described later)."]
["CALLSIGN",23,null]
["CALLSIGN",24,"Actual operating QTH prefix \\ Callsign"]
["CALLSIGN",25,null]
["CALLSIGN",26,"i.e.  DL2/KI6LO   or    KH6/KI6LO    or    ZL1/KI6LO"]
["CALLSIGN",27,null]
["CALLSIGN",28,"Once the data is entered and RETURN pressed (or field full), the"]
["CALLSIGN",29,"callsign is duped checked (if DUPING is ON) in the log file (CURRENT log"]
["CALLSIGN",30,"file only). If no entry is made and a RETURN pressed, the entry form page"]
["CALLSIGN",31,"is closed, the files are written to and closed and you are put back at the"]
["CALLSIGN",32,"LOG DATA UPDATE MENU."]
["CALLSIGN",33,null]
["CALLSIGN",34,"If you wish to disable the DUPING process, press 'ALT U' to disable the"]
["CALLSIGN",35,"option. This will show a 'DUPE OFF' in the entry form next to the Callsign"]
["CALLSIGN",36,"entry box whenever the option is not active. Press the 'ALT U' keys again"]
["CALLSIGN",37,"to re-activate the option."]
["CALLSIGN",38,null]
["CALLSIGN",39,"If a dupe is found, a window is opened in the lower right of the screen"]
["CALLSIGN",40,"and the data is shown from the dupe entry. You have the option to copy the"]
["CALLSIGN",41,"data from the dupe entry to the current QSO entry in progress, check for"]
["CALLSIGN",42,"another dupe against the same callsign if needed or return to QSO entry"]
["CALLSIGN",43,"form and enter a new callsign (in the case of a contest where you would not"]
["CALLSIGN",44,"to dupe a station). If a dupe is NOT found, the cursor drops to the DATE"]
["CALLSIGN",45,"field."]
["CALLSIGN",46,null]
["CALLSIGN",47,"{ End of HELP }"]
["CHOICE",1,"Process {?} data indexed by ....."]
["CHOICE",2,null]
["CHOICE",3,"Select the order in which you want to VIEW the selected data. The choices"]
["CHOICE",4,"are :"]
["CHOICE",5,null]
["CHOICE",6,"If LOG data is being used ......"]
["CHOICE",7,"1) Natural (chronologically) order by DATE and TIME. (** DEFAULT)"]
["CHOICE",8,"2) Alpha-numerically by CALLSIGN - prefixes starting with a number"]
["CHOICE",9,"are shown first."]
["CHOICE",10,"3) Alphabetically by COUNTRY name - A to Z"]
["CHOICE",11,"4) Alphabetically by STATE (or PROVINCE / AREA) - A to Z"]
["CHOICE",12,"5) Alpha-numerically by special USER-DEFINED field."]
["CHOICE",13,null]
["CHOICE",14,null]
["CHOICE",15,"If DX data is being used ......"]
["CHOICE",16,"1) Alphanumerical by PREFIX    (** default)"]
["CHOICE",17,"2) Alphabetically by COUNTRY name - A to Z"]
["CHOICE",18,"3) Alphabetically by CONTINENT - AF, AN, AS, EU, NA, OC, SA"]
["CHOICE",19,"4) Numerically by CQ zones - 1 to 40 (0 for no data entered)"]
["CHOICE",20,"5) Numerically by ITU zones - 1 to 90 (0 for no data entered)"]
["CHOICE",21,null]
["CHOICE",22,"{ End of HELP }"]
["CONFMD",1,"QSL RECEIVED status field (CONFIRMED)"]
["CONFMD",2,null]
["CONFMD",3,"Enter the status of the QSL you receive from the other station. The default"]
["CONFMD",4,"here is also 'N', for not confirmed yet. If you press the F8 key while in"]
["CONFMD",5,"the log file 'browse' section of either RECORD MAINATENANCE or LOG QUERY,"]
["CONFMD",6,"this field will be reset to 'Y', which denotes the QSO has been confirmed."]
["CONFMD",7,"This field can be updatedmanually, if desired, from the EDIT option."]
["CONFMD",8,null]
["CONFMD",9,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DO_WHAT",1,"QUERY MAIN MENU"]
["DO_WHAT",2,null]
["DO_WHAT",3,"This is probably the most important area of the entire program, except"]
["DO_WHAT",4,"for data entry. Here you will be able to retrieve exactly the data you need"]
["DO_WHAT",5,"without having to search through a long list and pick out the data"]
["DO_WHAT",6,"manually. The ability to quickly search through the log file and supply you"]
["DO_WHAT",7,"with a subset of matching data is built-in, so you don't have to do it"]
["DO_WHAT",8,"yourself manually. There are 5 or 6 menu options, depending on where you"]
["DO_WHAT",9,"entered the menu from. If you enter from the program MAIN MENU, you will be"]
["DO_WHAT",10,"on the LOGBOOK side and will have 6 prompts to choose from. If you enter"]
["DO_WHAT",11,"from the DX INFO DATA ACCESS MENU, you are on the DX side and will have"]
["DO_WHAT",12,"only 5 prompts. The MULTIPLE LABELS option is disabled in the DX side menu."]
["DO_WHAT",13,null]
["DO_WHAT",14,"Construct a query selection condition option"]
["DO_WHAT",15,null]
["DO_WHAT",16,"At this option you will be able to setup the criteria that will 'filter"]
["DO_WHAT",17,"out' the unwanted records from the set to be worked with. The unwanted data"]
["DO_WHAT",18,"will still be in the log or DXINFO file, but you  won't see them"]
["DO_WHAT",19,"temporarily. The condition(s) are entered and once set,  it can be SAVED to"]
["DO_WHAT",20,"disk for later RECALL, or the matching records can be VIEWed, a report"]
["DO_WHAT",21,"PRINTed or if on the logbook side, QSL card labels can  be printed for all"]
["DO_WHAT",22,"matching records."]
["DO_WHAT",23,null]
["DO_WHAT",24,"View matching records option"]
["DO_WHAT",25,null]
["DO_WHAT",26,"Here, you can view all the matching records to the selection criteria setup"]
["DO_WHAT",27,"in the first option. You will be asked how to view the records, either"]
["DO_WHAT",28,"'naturally' or indexed on your specified ordering. Once the screen is setup"]
["DO_WHAT",29,"to allow viewing, you may 'browse' the data to see which records match or"]
["DO_WHAT",30,"whatever you need to see."]
["DO_WHAT",31,null]
["DO_WHAT",32,"Recall / Save query condition options"]
["DO_WHAT",33,null]
["DO_WHAT",34,"These two options work together. The SAVE option allows you to write a"]
["DO_WHAT",35,"existing set of query conditions to a named diskfile. Later you can use the"]
["DO_WHAT",36,"RECALL option to load the named diskfile into memory, re-establishing the"]
["DO_WHAT",37,"exact conditions for a repeat query. You may name the diskfiles any thing"]
["DO_WHAT",38,"you like, up to eight (8) characters. The extensions are added"]
["DO_WHAT",39,"automatically and SHOULD NOT be changed. These are '.LBQ' for logbook"]
["DO_WHAT",40,"queries and '.DXQ' for DX INFO queries. Please note that you CAN NOT save"]
["DO_WHAT",41,"the condition of 'ALL' to disk. This is a special viewing stituation."]
["DO_WHAT",42,null]
["DO_WHAT",43,"Output listing of matching records option"]
["DO_WHAT",44,null]
["DO_WHAT",45,"This option allows you to make a hardcopy of the current records that match"]
["DO_WHAT",46,"the query conditions. The data from these records can be sent to the"]
["DO_WHAT",47,"printer (LPT1:) or to a diskfile for editing off-line for some special"]
["DO_WHAT",48,"purpose. You may NOT print a report when the selected records are 'ALL'."]
["DO_WHAT",49,"Use the PRINT LOG REPORT option on the main menu for this type of report"]
["DO_WHAT",50,"generation or select the PRINT DX REPORT option on the DX ACCESS menu."]
["DO_WHAT",51,null]
["DO_WHAT",52,"Print multiple QSLCARD labels option"]
["DO_WHAT",53,null]
["DO_WHAT",54,"Here you are given the ability to print QSL card labels for all the"]
["DO_WHAT",55,"matching records in the selection set. Once the process is started, each"]
["DO_WHAT",56,"records that has a label printed is updated to show the QSL SENT field in"]
["DO_WHAT",57,"the log file as 'Y'. You still have to stick'em to cards and mail. Please"]
["DO_WHAT",58,"note, you may NOT print multiple QSL labels when 'ALL' is the selection"]
["DO_WHAT",59,"condition. 'ALL' records is a 'Viewing' option condition only."]
["DO_WHAT",60,null]
["DO_WHAT",61,"{End of HELP}"]
["DSKPTH",1,"BACKUP LOG TO / RESTORE LOG FROM {?} DISK"]
["DSKPTH",2,null]
["DSKPTH",3,"Backup log file"]
["DSKPTH",4,null]
["DSKPTH",5,"Select the destination of the backup file. You will choose either a"]
["DSKPTH",6,"floppy disk (A: or B:) or a harddisk subdirectory. Floppy disks may be 5¬\""]
["DSKPTH",7,"or 3«\" size and be 360K, 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M format."]
["DSKPTH",8,null]
["DSKPTH",9,"Warning: A large log file can cover several backup floppies, so have"]
["DSKPTH",10,"several FORMATTED diskettes ready for the backup to use. Approximately 1300"]
["DSKPTH",11,"QSO's will fit on a 360K diskette for backups."]
["DSKPTH",12,null]
["DSKPTH",13,"Restore log file"]
["DSKPTH",14,null]
["DSKPTH",15,"Enter the source of the backup file to restore. Select either a floppy"]
["DSKPTH",16,"(A: or B:) or a harddisk drive/path specification."]
["DSKPTH",17,null]
["DSKPTH",18,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["DTYPE",1,"Desired Date Format Selection"]
["DTYPE",2,null]
["DTYPE",3,"In the program, you have the option of using one of five different DATE"]
["DTYPE",4,"format styles. First, let me point out that the date information sent to"]
["DTYPE",5,"the log is always the same format (YYYYMMDD). You are only selecting how"]
["DTYPE",6,"you will see the date on the screen and on reports. The selections are as"]
["DTYPE",7,"follows:"]
["DTYPE",8,null]
["DTYPE",9,"1) MM/DD/YY - American - DEFAULT style - This is the standard most"]
["DTYPE",10,"of us are use to."]
["DTYPE",11,null]
["DTYPE",12,"2) DD/MM/YY - International 1 - aka BRITISH style."]
["DTYPE",13,null]
["DTYPE",14,"3) DD-MM-YY - International 2 - aka ITALIAN style."]
["DTYPE",15,null]
["DTYPE",16,"4) DD.MM.YY - International 3 - aka GERMAN style."]
["DTYPE",17,null]
["DTYPE",18,"5) YY.MM.DD - International 4 - aka ANSI style - Most European"]
["DTYPE",19,"hams prefer this style. If you are NOT using the"]
["DTYPE",20,"DATE STRING for QSL's and you are a heavy DX'er,"]
["DTYPE",21,"you might want to use this one."]
["DTYPE",22,null]
["DTYPE",23,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DX_2_LOG",1,"DX Information window"]
["DX_2_LOG",2,null]
["DX_2_LOG",3,"This window shows the matching entry (or a close as available) to the"]
["DX_2_LOG",4,"PREFIX entered when F5 hotkey was pressed -or- to prefix of the CALLSIGN in"]
["DX_2_LOG",5,"the entry form. The operation is the same for both instances, except the"]
["DX_2_LOG",6,"ability to transfer data is not present when F5 pressed outside of the"]
["DX_2_LOG",7,"COUNTRY field on the entry form. You may move from the present record by"]
["DX_2_LOG",8,"using the specified keys shown in the window."]
["DX_2_LOG",9,null]
["DX_2_LOG",10,"UP or DOWN arrows - move up or down 1 record."]
["DX_2_LOG",11,null]
["DX_2_LOG",12,"PAGE UP or DOWN - move up or down 10 records."]
["DX_2_LOG",13,null]
["DX_2_LOG",14,"HOME - move to first record in file."]
["DX_2_LOG",15,null]
["DX_2_LOG",16,"END - move to last record in file."]
["DX_2_LOG",17,null]
["DX_2_LOG",18,"ESCape - close window and return to form or prompt where"]
["DX_2_LOG",19,"hotkey window was called from."]
["DX_2_LOG",20,null]
["DX_2_LOG",21,"RETURN - (only in entry form) - selects entry and transfers"]
["DX_2_LOG",22,"the data for COUNTRY NAME and CQ/ITU zones to log file."]
["DX_2_LOG",23,null]
["DX_2_LOG",24,"When outside of the COUNTRY field on entry form, the window displays the"]
["DX_2_LOG",25,"information about the entered prefix and the Great Circle bearing (GCBRG)"]
["DX_2_LOG",26,"and the Longpath (LGPTH) compass heading to assist in proper beam / array"]
["DX_2_LOG",27,"positioning."]
["DX_2_LOG",28,null]
["DX_2_LOG",29,"NOTE: For US callsigns (AA-AL, KA-KZ, NA-NZ and WA-WZ), refer to the group of"]
["DX_2_LOG",30,"K0 through K9 prefixes for the specific United States callarea information."]
["DX_2_LOG",31,"Press the 'U' key (when at the DX INFORMATION display) to quickly jump"]
["DX_2_LOG",32,"to the start of the K0 - K9 entries for selection of correct prefix. Use the"]
["DX_2_LOG",33,"K0 entry in place of a N0, W0, A0, N?0, W?0, A?0 or K?0 US prefix. Treat the"]
["DX_2_LOG",34,"other US prefixes in the same manner."]
["DX_2_LOG",35,null]
["DX_2_LOG",36,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DX_LAT",1,"LATITUDE of country / QTH"]
["DX_LAT",2,null]
["DX_LAT",3,"Enter the LATITUDE of the country in question. All Southern LATITUDES"]
["DX_LAT",4,"are signed as NEGATIVE (-) numbers. Failure to input the correct sign on"]
["DX_LAT",5,"the value will give erroroneous beam heading data."]
["DX_LAT",6,null]
["DX_LAT",7,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DX_LIST",1,"Duplicate Prefix"]
["DX_LIST",2,null]
["DX_LIST",3,"This window shows a previously entered PREFIX which matches the selected"]
["DX_LIST",4,"NEW prefix. You may scroll to any other prefix in the file by using the"]
["DX_LIST",5,"keystrokes shown at the bottom of the window. The selected prefix will"]
["DX_LIST",6,"change according to which key you press:"]
["DX_LIST",7,null]
["DX_LIST",8,"UP or DOWN arrows - moves up or down 1 entry."]
["DX_LIST",9,null]
["DX_LIST",10,"PAGE UP or DOWN - moves up or down 10 entries."]
["DX_LIST",11,null]
["DX_LIST",12,"HOME - moves to first entry in file."]
["DX_LIST",13,null]
["DX_LIST",14,"END - moves to last entry in file."]
["DX_LIST",15,null]
["DX_LIST",16,"ESCape - closes window and returns you to prompt"]
["DX_LIST",17,"for another NEW prefix to enter."]
["DX_LIST",18,null]
["DX_LIST",19,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DX_LON",1,"LONGITUDE of country / QTH"]
["DX_LON",2,null]
["DX_LON",3,"Enter the LONGITUDE of the country in question. All LONGITUDES that are"]
["DX_LON",4,"WEST of the 0ø longitude (Prime Meridian - Greenwich, England) are POSITIVE"]
["DX_LON",5,"and those to the EAST (towards the MIDDLE EAST and ASIA) are NEGATIVE."]
["DX_LON",6,"Improper entry of values (positive when actually negative) will give"]
["DX_LON",7,"erroneous beam heading data."]
["DX_LON",8,null]
["DX_LON",9,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DX_OPTION",1,"PREFIX/COUNTRY DATA ACCESS MENU"]
["DX_OPTION",2,null]
["DX_OPTION",3,"This menu allows you to select 4 options to perform the following"]
["DX_OPTION",4,"functions. These options are listed below:"]
["DX_OPTION",5,null]
["DX_OPTION",6,"1) UPDATE the data in the DX INFO file - this includes the ability"]
["DX_OPTION",7,"to ADD, EDIT, VIEW, INDEX and/or SORT the data."]
["DX_OPTION",8,null]
["DX_OPTION",9,"2) QUERY DX INFO data - this includes the ability to locate specific"]
["DX_OPTION",10,"records matching user-selected criterion. You may view the matching"]
["DX_OPTION",11,"records or print a report to the printer or to disk."]
["DX_OPTION",12,null]
["DX_OPTION",13,"3) PRINT REPORTS - this option allows you to print a FULL report in the"]
["DX_OPTION",14,"desired order using the current DX INFO file data."]
["DX_OPTION",15,null]
["DX_OPTION",16,"4) INITIALIZE BEAM HEADINGS - this option will calculate the Great"]
["DX_OPTION",17,"Circle heading, Long Path heading and distances from your QTH to"]
["DX_OPTION",18,"over 1100 points on the globe."]
["DX_OPTION",19,null]
["DX_OPTION",20,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["DX_SIG",1,"Report you SENT"]
["DX_SIG",2,null]
["DX_SIG",3,"Enter the report you 'sent' to the other station. The value you enter"]
["DX_SIG",4,"will be carried over to the next entry as default input."]
["DX_SIG",5,null]
["DX_SIG",6,"{ End of HELP }"]
["DX_UPDATE",1,"PREFIX INFORMATION UPDATE MENU"]
["DX_UPDATE",2,null]
["DX_UPDATE",3,"Here you are given 3 active options (5 options total with 2 returning"]
["DX_UPDATE",4,"options) to allow the data in the DX INFORMATION database file to be"]
["DX_UPDATE",5,"updated. This may include adding a new country as required or just to edit"]
["DX_UPDATE",6,"an existing country's information due to some external requirement."]
["DX_UPDATE",7,null]
["DX_UPDATE",8,"ADDING a new country"]
["DX_UPDATE",9,null]
["DX_UPDATE",10,"This option will allow a new entry to be placed in the DX INFO file."]
["DX_UPDATE",11,"First you will enter the desired prefix and the program will check to see"]
["DX_UPDATE",12,"if it is already existing. If not, you go straight to the entry window and"]
["DX_UPDATE",13,"type in the new data for the prefix just entered. If it exists already, you"]
["DX_UPDATE",14,"have the option to skip adding or to add another prefix entry with the same"]
["DX_UPDATE",15,"prefix."]
["DX_UPDATE",16,null]
["DX_UPDATE",17,"You might ask why would you want to put another prefix of the same type"]
["DX_UPDATE",18,"in the database file. The answer can be that you want to have key cities"]
["DX_UPDATE",19,"shown in the file for a given prefix area. This requires multiple entries"]
["DX_UPDATE",20,"of the same prefix. China and Russia, for instance, have vast prefix areas"]
["DX_UPDATE",21,"which use the same prefix but are very wide and would have large changes in"]
["DX_UPDATE",22,"beam heading from one end to another."]
["DX_UPDATE",23,null]
["DX_UPDATE",24,"EDITING a current entry"]
["DX_UPDATE",25,null]
["DX_UPDATE",26,"This option will ask how you wish to view the contents of the DX INFO"]
["DX_UPDATE",27,"file for record selection to edit. There are 5 choices of PREFIX (default),"]
["DX_UPDATE",28,"Country Name, Continent, CQ zone and ITU zone. Unless you DO NOT know the"]
["DX_UPDATE",29,"prefix that you want to edit (i.e. you might know the country name"]
["DX_UPDATE",30,"instead), I suggest you select the PREFIX option here. Next a VIEW / BROWSE"]
["DX_UPDATE",31,"screen similar to the one shown in the DX QUERY mode is shown. Follow the"]
["DX_UPDATE",32,"prompts and do whatever option you desire to perform. F6 selected the edit"]
["DX_UPDATE",33,"mode."]
["DX_UPDATE",34,null]
["DX_UPDATE",35,"INDEX AND SORT DX INFO"]
["DX_UPDATE",36,null]
["DX_UPDATE",37,"Here you can reindex and/or re-sort the DX INFO file without performing"]
["DX_UPDATE",38,"a reinitialization as required in earlier versions. Select the desired"]
["DX_UPDATE",39,"method from the prompt."]
["DX_UPDATE",40,null]
["DX_UPDATE",41,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["FCHOICE",1,"Use {?} format to print reports ......"]
["FCHOICE",2,null]
["FCHOICE",3,"You are to select the type of format to use for printing the desired"]
["FCHOICE",4,"report. There are two options to choose from. Theses are:"]
["FCHOICE",5,null]
["FCHOICE",6,"DEFAULT (Hard-coded) FORMAT - This format is included INSIDE the program"]
["FCHOICE",7,"and CANNOT be changed. This format will allow you to print a standardized"]
["FCHOICE",8,"report using a 132 column format for both log data and DX data."]
["FCHOICE",9,null]
["FCHOICE",10,"EXTERNAL FORMAT - This option will allow you to choose from any existing"]
["FCHOICE",11,"format files which are of the proper extension for the type of report being"]
["FCHOICE",12,"printed. All external format files are created by the user and are"]
["FCHOICE",13,"contained in seperate files located on the disk. You may use the REPORT.EXE"]
["FCHOICE",14,"utility to generate an external format file of your liking or if you"]
["FCHOICE",15,"prefer, and have access to it, you may use dBASE III Plus or a dB3 clone"]
["FCHOICE",16,"like WAMPUM to generate a report format file. Refer to the manual (appendix"]
["FCHOICE",17,"C) for more details on this option."]
["FCHOICE",18,null]
["FCHOICE",19,"WARNING     WARNING     WARNING"]
["FCHOICE",20,null]
["FCHOICE",21,"If you create a format file without using the REPORT.EXE utility included"]
["FCHOICE",22,"with the program package, you must rename the extension to the appropriate"]
["FCHOICE",23,"letters for the program to find and use it when selecting the EXTERNAL"]
["FCHOICE",24,"option. See the manual for details on this requirement."]
["FCHOICE",25,null]
["FCHOICE",26,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["FIRSTVAL",1,"Field Name"]
["FIRSTVAL",2,null]
["FIRSTVAL",3,"Enter a field name to search on. If you do not know the field name or"]
["FIRSTVAL",4,"can't remember which one you wanted, press the F2 function key and a list"]
["FIRSTVAL",5,"of possible fields will be presented to you. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to"]
["FIRSTVAL",6,"scroll through the list and select with a RETURN. If the list is opened,"]
["FIRSTVAL",7,"pressing ESCape will return you to the original entry prompt without a"]
["FIRSTVAL",8,"selection, at which time you may type in the name or press ESCape to"]
["FIRSTVAL",9,"abandon the option. If you would just like to 'browse' through the entire"]
["FIRSTVAL",10,"data file enter the word 'ALL'. This will close the option and you may then"]
["FIRSTVAL",11,"select the VIEW option from the menu and ALL the records will be shown in a"]
["FIRSTVAL",12,"full screen browse window."]
["FIRSTVAL",13,null]
["FIRSTVAL",14,"{ End of HELP }"]
["FLOPPY",1,"DRIVE A: or B:"]
["FLOPPY",2,null]
["FLOPPY",3,"Select the destination/source drive for the backup/restore file(s)."]
["FLOPPY",4,null]
["FLOPPY",5,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["FN",1,"Enter the file name to send to ......"]
["FN",2,null]
["FN",3,"LOG REPORTS"]
["FN",4,null]
["FN",5,"If you are printing a LOG file report, the default name format is based"]
["FN",6,"on the current date as shown below, regardless of the indexing order of the"]
["FN",7,"data being processed. The format would be :"]
["FN",8,null]
["FN",9,"LOG_mmdd.LBK   where 'mm' is the current month"]
["FN",10,"and 'dd' is the current day."]
["FN",11,null]
["FN",12,"A report for January 21 would be represented by the name LOG_0121.LBK."]
["FN",13,"The default name can be overridden by typing in a new name. If a filename"]
["FN",14,"already exists, you are asked if is ok to overwrite it. If not, then you"]
["FN",15,"must re-enter the filename or press ESCAPE to abort."]
["FN",16,null]
["FN",17,"DX REPORTS"]
["FN",18,null]
["FN",19,"These default filenames are determined from the indexing value of the"]
["FN",20,"data being processed, regardless of the date of the report. There are 5"]
["FN",21,"different ways to have the data printed, hence 5 different filename"]
["FN",22,"defaults. These are shown in the table below. These defaults may be"]
["FN",23,"overridden by simply typing in the new name. If a filename already exists,"]
["FN",24,"you are allowed to overwrite the old file or enter a new filename."]
["FN",25,null]
["FN",26,"Index order based on {?}          Default filename"]
["FN",27,"ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ"]
["FN",28,"Prefix value ..................... PREFIX.LST"]
["FN",29,"Country name ..................... COUNTRY.LST"]
["FN",30,"Continent abbreviation ........... CONTINT.LST"]
["FN",31,"CQ zone value .................... CQ_ZONE.LST"]
["FN",32,"ITU zone value ................... ITU_ZONE.LST"]
["FN",33,null]
["FN",34,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["FRM_PATH",1,"PATH to format files ....."]
["FRM_PATH",2,null]
["FRM_PATH",3,"Enter the location on the disk where the format files reside. If the"]
["FRM_PATH",4,"files are in the current directory used by the LOGBOOK program, press"]
["FRM_PATH",5,"RETURN and a list of applicable format files will be shown."]
["FRM_PATH",6,null]
["FRM_PATH",7,"An example might be that you keep your format files in a subdirectory"]
["FRM_PATH",8,"of the log data directory. If this were the case, you would enter the name"]
["FRM_PATH",9,"of the subdirectory the files were like this:"]
["FRM_PATH",10,null]
["FRM_PATH",11,"PATH: C:\\LOG\\PRT_FORM"]
["FRM_PATH",12,null]
["FRM_PATH",13,"This would search the subdirectory C:\\LOG\\PRT_FORM for any format files"]
["FRM_PATH",14,"of the correct type and would list then if found."]
["FRM_PATH",15,null]
["FRM_PATH",16,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["FUNCNUM",1,"AMATEUR RADIO STATION LOGBOOK MAIN MENU"]
["FUNCNUM",2,"(Note: This is the top level menu)"]
["FUNCNUM",3,null]
["FUNCNUM",4,"This top-level menu consists of 6 selection options. Each of these"]
["FUNCNUM",5,"option in turn will take you to a lower level menu which will allow you to"]
["FUNCNUM",6,"perform various functions to the data that will be entered into the"]
["FUNCNUM",7,"individual log files. To find out what a specific option at this menu does,"]
["FUNCNUM",8,"scroll down throught the remaining text and read the section pertaining to"]
["FUNCNUM",9,"the desired option."]
["FUNCNUM",10,null]
["FUNCNUM",11,"QSO data update menu"]
["FUNCNUM",12,null]
["FUNCNUM",13,"This menu will allow you to select an option to ADD an individual QSO"]
["FUNCNUM",14,"entry to the currently selected log file,  or to enter a utility to process"]
["FUNCNUM",15,"the entire log file, EDITING any record, DELETING any number of selected"]
["FUNCNUM",16,"records, CONFIRMing a QSO entry, PRINTing a single QSL label for any entry"]
["FUNCNUM",17,"or just scrolling throught the data and viewing individual QSO entries as"]
["FUNCNUM",18,"needed."]
["FUNCNUM",19,null]
["FUNCNUM",20,"Retrieve data from LOG (Query menu)"]
["FUNCNUM",21,null]
["FUNCNUM",22,"This menu will allow you to select a subset of the QSO entries present"]
["FUNCNUM",23,"in the current log file to work with. This subset of information can be"]
["FUNCNUM",24,"EDITed, etc. just like in the last section. The specific selection criteria"]
["FUNCNUM",25,"can be saved to disk and recalled at a later time for easy retrival of"]
["FUNCNUM",26,"similiar data without retyping long criteria entries. The data can be sent"]
["FUNCNUM",27,"to the screen and 'browsed' or sent to the printer or to disk as an ASCII"]
["FUNCNUM",28,"text file. You can also PRINT QSL labels for all the matching records in a"]
["FUNCNUM",29,"batch style operation. This option also will allow the same sort of"]
["FUNCNUM",30,"operations on the DX INFO database when selected from the PREFIX UTILITIES"]
["FUNCNUM",31,"MENU (see below.)"]
["FUNCNUM",32,null]
["FUNCNUM",33,"Log print report menu"]
["FUNCNUM",34,null]
["FUNCNUM",35,"This menu will allow you to PRINT a complete report using all the data"]
["FUNCNUM",36,"in the current log file or you may select to print only a specific date"]
["FUNCNUM",37,"range, perhaps to keep a monthly update of the master log file report. As"]
["FUNCNUM",38,"before, the report can be sent to the printer or to an ASCII disk file for"]
["FUNCNUM",39,"later processing."]
["FUNCNUM",40,null]
["FUNCNUM",41,"Prefix utilities menu"]
["FUNCNUM",42,null]
["FUNCNUM",43,"This menu is the gateway to processing the data contained in the DX"]
["FUNCNUM",44,"INFORMATION data file. It will allow you to ADD any new prefixes as they"]
["FUNCNUM",45,"become authorized, EDIT any current prefix entries and perform a 'browsing'"]
["FUNCNUM",46,"option to work with all the entries in the DX INFO database."]
["FUNCNUM",47,null]
["FUNCNUM",48,"File maintenance menu"]
["FUNCNUM",49,null]
["FUNCNUM",50,"This menu will allow you to do the customary database support options"]
["FUNCNUM",51,"of BACKING UP the data on an off-line disk or set of disks and RESTORING"]
["FUNCNUM",52,"the off-line data incase of a loss of data due to disk crashes, file"]
["FUNCNUM",53,"deletion, etc. You will also be able to select another log file with this"]
["FUNCNUM",54,"menu as well as change any or all of the USER specific parameters used by"]
["FUNCNUM",55,"the program."]
["FUNCNUM",56,null]
["FUNCNUM",57,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["HOW2",1,"Index {?} data as ..."]
["HOW2",2,null]
["HOW2",3,"CHARACTER option - If the data to be used in the special USER-DEFINED field"]
["HOW2",4,"will be a mix of characters and numbers, then select this option. Numbers"]
["HOW2",5,"WILL NOT be indexed by numerical value, but by ASCII character value. For"]
["HOW2",6,"example, if you had data entries of 10, 200, 2, 100 they would NOT display"]
["HOW2",7,"as 2, 10, 100, 200 but would be 10,100, 2, 200 since each digit is compared"]
["HOW2",8,"as an ASCII character and not a numerical digit."]
["HOW2",9,null]
["HOW2",10,"NUMBER option - If the data to be entered in the USER-DEFINED field will be"]
["HOW2",11,"numbers only, such as OBLAST or 10-10 numbers, then select this option. The"]
["HOW2",12,"order of the index would be numerically correct (2, 10, 100, 200 - from"]
["HOW2",13,"above example). Any data that starts with a character when this option is"]
["HOW2",14,"selected will appear in the ordering as if the numerical value was equal to"]
["HOW2",15,"zero (0) but the actual data will be displayed. If a character is imbedded"]
["HOW2",16,"in the data string (i.e. 123Q45X), all data to the right of the first"]
["HOW2",17,"character will be ignored when determining where in the order the record"]
["HOW2",18,"would actually be placed. In this example the numerical value of the string"]
["HOW2",19,"is one hundered twenty-three (123). For simplicity, only select this option"]
["HOW2",20,"if you are sure the data going into this field will be numbers ONLY."]
["HOW2",21,null]
["HOW2",22,"{ End of HELP }"]
["HPATH",1,"Backup Path for Harddisk option"]
["HPATH",2,null]
["HPATH",3,"Enter the drive and path for the backup file to created at. If the"]
["HPATH",4,"default drive/path (or LOGDB path - see manual) is acceptable, press RETURN"]
["HPATH",5,"without entering any data. This will assign the default (or LOGDB) as the"]
["HPATH",6,"path to use. Press ESCAPE to abort backup."]
["HPATH",7,null]
["HPATH",8,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["MAINTNUM",1,"LOG MAINTENANCE MENU"]
["MAINTNUM",2,null]
["MAINTNUM",3,"This menu will allow you to select options to BACKUP and RESTORE the"]
["MAINTNUM",4,"current log file, ASSIGN another log file to use or UPDATE USER parameters"]
["MAINTNUM",5,"for such things as a new printer in use, Time/QTH changes, prefered"]
["MAINTNUM",6,"defaults, etc."]
["MAINTNUM",7,null]
["MAINTNUM",8,"BACKUP SELECTED LOG"]
["MAINTNUM",9,null]
["MAINTNUM",10,"Here you are allowed to backup the currently selected log file to"]
["MAINTNUM",11,"either floppy disk(s) or to a hard disk directory. Follow the prompts and"]
["MAINTNUM",12,"press F1 at any prompt for instructions on how-to."]
["MAINTNUM",13,null]
["MAINTNUM",14,"RESTORE SELECTED LOG"]
["MAINTNUM",15,null]
["MAINTNUM",16,"This option will allow previous BACKUP disk(s) to be used as a source"]
["MAINTNUM",17,"to rebuild (RESTORE) a log file. If floppy disks are used, the program will"]
["MAINTNUM",18,"rebuild the entire log file from a set of disks automatically. All you need"]
["MAINTNUM",19,"to do once the questions are answered at the prompts is to insert the next"]
["MAINTNUM",20,"disk. Again follow the prompts and press F1 whenever you need HELP."]
["MAINTNUM",21,null]
["MAINTNUM",22,"ASSIGN NEW LOG TO USE"]
["MAINTNUM",23,null]
["MAINTNUM",24,"Here you are allowed to select a log file to assign as the database to"]
["MAINTNUM",25,"use whenever accessing or manipulating log data. If the log file is not"]
["MAINTNUM",26,"found, you are allowed to create it if desired. Follow the prompts and"]
["MAINTNUM",27,"press F1 for HELP."]
["MAINTNUM",28,null]
["MAINTNUM",29,"UPDATE USER PARAMETERS"]
["MAINTNUM",30,null]
["MAINTNUM",31,"This option will display a submenu which allows you to change"]
["MAINTNUM",32,"parameters which affect the operation of the program. Press F1 when this"]
["MAINTNUM",33,"menu is displayed for more information."]
["MAINTNUM",34,null]
["MAINTNUM",35,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["MNAME",1,"COUNTRY NAME field"]
["MNAME",2,null]
["MNAME",3,"Enter the name of the country the prefix is assigned to. Refer to a"]
["MNAME",4,"quality atlas or the AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR'S MANUAL (ARRL book) for"]
["MNAME",5,"information on country assignments and/or name spellings."]
["MNAME",6,null]
["MNAME",7,"{ End of HELP }"]
["MPREFIX",1,"PREFIX field"]
["MPREFIX",2,null]
["MPREFIX",3,"Enter the NEW prefix for the country in question. Be sure of the"]
["MPREFIX",4,"spelling since this is a key field and if the spelling is incorrect, the"]
["MPREFIX",5,"program won't find the entry when you happen to type it correctly at the"]
["MPREFIX",6,"search prompt."]
["MPREFIX",7,null]
["MPREFIX",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["MY_SIG",1,"Report you RECV field"]
["MY_SIG",2,null]
["MY_SIG",3,"Enter the report you 'received' from the other station. This is not"]
["MY_SIG",4,"required but is included to maintain compatibility with most logbooks."]
["MY_SIG",5,"Any value entered in the current record will be carried forward as default"]
["MY_SIG",6,"input for the next entry."]
["MY_SIG",7,null]
["MY_SIG",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["M_CONTNT",1,"CONTINENT where country is found"]
["M_CONTNT",2,null]
["M_CONTNT",3,"Enter the CONTINENT of the country in question. There are seven (7)"]
["M_CONTNT",4,"continents (or continental regions) used by the ham radio community. These"]
["M_CONTNT",5,"are as listed with the actual name and abbreviation used in the program:"]
["M_CONTNT",6,null]
["M_CONTNT",7,"NAME            ABBR"]
["M_CONTNT",8,"ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ"]
["M_CONTNT",9,"AFRICA ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ-> AF"]
["M_CONTNT",10,"ANTARTICA ÄÄÄÄÄÄ-> AN"]
["M_CONTNT",11,"ASIA ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ> AS"]
["M_CONTNT",12,"EUROPE ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ> EU"]
["M_CONTNT",13,"NORTH AMERICA ÄÄÄ> NA"]
["M_CONTNT",14,"OCEANIA (AUS/NZ)Ä> OC"]
["M_CONTNT",15,"SOUTH AMERICA ÄÄÄ> SA"]
["M_CONTNT",16,null]
["M_CONTNT",17,"Refer to a ham radio journal or reference manual for the continent that"]
["M_CONTNT",18,"the country in question belongs to. Some are not so obivious."]
["M_CONTNT",19,null]
["M_CONTNT",20,"{ End of HELP }"]
["M_CQZN",1,"CQ zone of country"]
["M_CQZN",2,null]
["M_CQZN",3,"Enter the CQ zone for the country in question. This is a number between"]
["M_CQZN",4,"1 and 40. Refer to the AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS manual (ARRL book), the CALL"]
["M_CQZN",5,"BOOK or a ham world map with zones for the correct zone for this country."]
["M_CQZN",6,"If the zone is not known, enter a zero (0) till able to correct it."]
["M_CQZN",7,null]
["M_CQZN",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["M_ITUZN",1,"ITU zone of country"]
["M_ITUZN",2,null]
["M_ITUZN",3,"Enter the ITU zone of the country in question. This is a number between"]
["M_ITUZN",4,"1 and 90. Refer to list of possible sources (see CQ ZONE help screen) for"]
["M_ITUZN",5,"reference to actual ITU number of this country."]
["M_ITUZN",6,null]
["M_ITUZN",7,"{ End of HELP }"]
["NEW_LOG",1,"Assign New LOG file to use"]
["NEW_LOG",2,null]
["NEW_LOG",3,"Enter the name of the desired log file to assign as the new log. You may"]
["NEW_LOG",4,"press RETURN and a list of all available LOG files in the present location"]
["NEW_LOG",5,"will be displayed. You may then choose from the list."]
["NEW_LOG",6,null]
["NEW_LOG",7,"{ End of HELP }"]
["NUSRLBL",1,"USER DEFINED field"]
["NUSRLBL",2,null]
["NUSRLBL",3,"In version 5.2, you are given a 15 character long data field to call as you"]
["NUSRLBL",4,"see fit. If you are into a special type of operating or chase 'things', you"]
["NUSRLBL",5,"can use this field to log them or it. The data is treated as miscellaneous"]
["NUSRLBL",6,"data in the log but you get to choose the label it will be seen under and"]
["NUSRLBL",7,"worked with in the program. This might be OBLASTs' 10-10#'s, COUNTIES,"]
["NUSRLBL",8,"who-knows-what. The data in this field can be alphabet in type or it can be"]
["NUSRLBL",9,"alphabetic representations of Numbers. Since the field is of type"]
["NUSRLBL",10,"CHARACTER, it can't be numbers directly, so we indexed on the value of the"]
["NUSRLBL",11,"alphabetic representation of the number to get a numerical sequence that is"]
["NUSRLBL",12,"correct."]
["NUSRLBL",13,null]
["NUSRLBL",14,"{ End of HELP }"]
["OPERATE",1,"Selecting the HOW-TO-COMPARE symbol"]
["OPERATE",2,null]
["OPERATE",3,"You are given up to seven (7) choices to select from. These include the"]
["OPERATE",4,"following, which can be selected from a list by pressing F2."]
["OPERATE",5,null]
["OPERATE",6,"= .... Equal to"]
["OPERATE",7,"Select this symbol if the data you are about to enter in the next field"]
["OPERATE",8,"(the Target field) must equal the data in the log file field specified to"]
["OPERATE",9,"cause a match to occur."]
["OPERATE",10,null]
["OPERATE",11,"<> .... Not equal to"]
["OPERATE",12,"Select this if the log data and the target data must NOT equal in order"]
["OPERATE",13,"to cause a matching condition to occur."]
["OPERATE",14,null]
["OPERATE",15,"< .... Less than"]
["OPERATE",16,"Select this if the log data must less than the target data to match."]
["OPERATE",17,"Alphabetically 'A' is less than 'B' which is less than 'C' and so on."]
["OPERATE",18,null]
["OPERATE",19,"> .... Greater than"]
["OPERATE",20,"Select this if the log data must be greater than the target data."]
["OPERATE",21,null]
["OPERATE",22,"<= .... Less than and equal to"]
["OPERATE",23,"Select this if the log data can match anywhere from the target data and"]
["OPERATE",24,"below. Use this as a upper limit on ranges such as DATEs. For example, the"]
["OPERATE",25,"entry '<= 12/31/89' will match all dates in 1989 and below. If you use the"]
["OPERATE",26,"'<' less than sign only, the range will not include the target data, so"]
["OPERATE",27,"would only find 12/30/89 and earlier."]
["OPERATE",28,null]
["OPERATE",29,">= .... Greater than and equal to"]
["OPERATE",30,"Select this to perfrom opposite of above. Use as the lower limit on"]
["OPERATE",31,"range to include the lower limit value or date."]
["OPERATE",32,null]
["OPERATE",33,"$ .... Contains target data (only used in text compares)"]
["OPERATE",34,"Select this to search comments or other text strings for a keyword or"]
["OPERATE",35,"words, such as 'QSL VIA' or 'QSL MANAGER' in comments. Please note : This"]
["OPERATE",36,"option will run slowly if searching a large log for keyword(s) since every"]
["OPERATE",37,"COMMENTS field must be searched one word at a time."]
["OPERATE",38,null]
["OPERATE",39,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["OPER_CNY",1,"COUNTRY field"]
["OPER_CNY",2,null]
["OPER_CNY",3,"Enter the country of the other operator's QTH. If you do not know it or"]
["OPER_CNY",4,"can't spell it (don't be ashamed - I can't spell them either), you may"]
["OPER_CNY",5,"press the F5 key when in this field. It works slightly different than the"]
["OPER_CNY",6,"normal F5 key for the rest of the program. Here the prefix of the callsign"]
["OPER_CNY",7,"from Callsign field is stripped out of the call (usually the first 5"]
["OPER_CNY",8,"characters or portion preceeding any \"/\", so use correct format) and"]
["OPER_CNY",9,"analyzed for a match in the DX INFO database. If a match is found (or if"]
["OPER_CNY",10,"not found, the closest guess is used), a window is opened and the data is"]
["OPER_CNY",11,"displayed. You may scroll in the window using the indicated keys or press"]
["OPER_CNY",12,"RETURN to select the entry or press ESCAPE to abort option. If RETURN"]
["OPER_CNY",13,"is pressed, the country name and the CQ / ITU zone data is copied to the"]
["OPER_CNY",14,"appropriate fields in the current entry form and used as inputs for these"]
["OPER_CNY",15,"fields. If ESCAPE is pressed, you are returned to the entry form and no"]
["OPER_CNY",16,"data is transferred to the entry form."]
["OPER_CNY",17,null]
["OPER_CNY",18,"NOTE : You cannot do a DX find using F5 while in this field except for the"]
["OPER_CNY",19,"prefix of the current callsign in the callsign field. If you need to find"]
["OPER_CNY",20,"another prefix just heard or such, press the UP arrow and use the F5 option"]
["OPER_CNY",21,"as normal or press RETURN and go to the  CQ zone field and use F5 as"]
["OPER_CNY",22,"normal. You may return to the Country field once you have completed the"]
["OPER_CNY",23,"search for other DX data and exited back to the entry form."]
["OPER_CNY",24,null]
["OPER_CNY",25,"{ End of HELP }"]
["OPER_CTY",1,"CITY field"]
["OPER_CTY",2,null]
["OPER_CTY",3,"Enter the other operator's QTH city. Good for QSLing and such."]
["OPER_CTY",4,null]
["OPER_CTY",5,"{ End of HELP }"]
["OPER_NM",1,"NAME field"]
["OPER_NM",2,null]
["OPER_NM",3,"Enter the name of the other operator. This is nice to have data when"]
["OPER_NM",4,"ragchewing and you dupe an old contact. You can call them by their name and"]
["OPER_NM",5,"they'll be impressed and ask how you knew their name so fast. Tell them"]
["OPER_NM",6,"about LOGBOOK (a paid announcement, hihi)."]
["OPER_NM",7,null]
["OPER_NM",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["OPER_ST",1,"STATE field"]
["OPER_ST",2,null]
["OPER_ST",3,"Enter the state, province or area of the other operator's QTH. You may"]
["OPER_ST",4,"use the following chart as a guide for 2-letter US state abbreviations."]
["OPER_ST",5,null]
["OPER_ST",6,"AL  Alabama               KY  Kentucky              ND  North Dakota"]
["OPER_ST",7,"AK  Alaska                LA  Louisiana             OH  Ohio"]
["OPER_ST",8,"AZ  Arizona               ME  Maine                 OK  Oklahoma"]
["OPER_ST",9,"AR  Arkansas              MD  Maryland              OR  Oregon"]
["OPER_ST",10,"CA  California            MA  Massachusetts         PA  Pennsylvania"]
["OPER_ST",11,"CO  Colorado              MI  Michigan              RI  Rhode Island"]
["OPER_ST",12,"CT  Connecticut           MN  Minnesota             SC  South Carolina"]
["OPER_ST",13,"DE  Delaware              MS  Mississippi           SD  South Dakota"]
["OPER_ST",14,"DC  Washington, D.C.      MO  Missouri              TN  Tennessee"]
["OPER_ST",15,"FL  Florida               MT  Montana               TX  Texas"]
["OPER_ST",16,"GA  Georgia               NE  Nebraska              UT  Utah"]
["OPER_ST",17,"HI  Hawaii                NV  Nevada                VT  Vermont"]
["OPER_ST",18,"ID  Idaho                 NH  New Hampshire         VA  Virginia"]
["OPER_ST",19,"IL  Illinois              NJ  New Jersey            WA  Washington (State)"]
["OPER_ST",20,"IN  Indiana               NM  New Mexico            WV  West Virginia"]
["OPER_ST",21,"IA  Iowa                  NY  New York              WI  Wisconsin"]
["OPER_ST",22,"KS  Kansas                NC  North Carolina        WY  Wyoming"]
["OPER_ST",23,null]
["OPER_ST",24,"{ End of HELP }"]
["OP_CQ_ZN",1,"CQ ZONE field"]
["OP_CQ_ZN",2,null]
["OP_CQ_ZN",3,"Enter the CQ zone for the QTH of the other operator. If unknown leave"]
["OP_CQ_ZN",4,"blank. If the F5 option is used in the previous field, this data will"]
["OP_CQ_ZN",5,"automatically be filled in if data is copied from the DX INFO file."]
["OP_CQ_ZN",6,null]
["OP_CQ_ZN",7,"{ End of HELP }"]
["OP_ITU_ZN",1,"ITU ZONE field"]
["OP_ITU_ZN",2,null]
["OP_ITU_ZN",3,"Enter the ITU zone for the QTH of the other operator. If unknown, leave"]
["OP_ITU_ZN",4,"blank. If the F5 option is used in the Country field, this data will be"]
["OP_ITU_ZN",5,"automatically entered if data is copied from the DX INFO file."]
["OP_ITU_ZN",6,null]
["OP_ITU_ZN",7,"{ End of HELP }"]
["PCHOICE",1,"SEND THE OUTPUT TO A DISKFILE OR THE PRINTER"]
["PCHOICE",2,null]
["PCHOICE",3,"Select the destination of the current process. This is either to the"]
["PCHOICE",4,"default printer or to a disk file of your name choice. Press ESCAPE to"]
["PCHOICE",5,"abort the option."]
["PCHOICE",6,null]
["PCHOICE",7,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["PRT_KIND",1,"LOG PRINT OPTIONS MENU"]
["PRT_KIND",2,null]
["PRT_KIND",3,"This menu will allow you to select 2 methods of printing the basic log"]
["PRT_KIND",4,"report. You may select to print a FULL report which will print ALL the"]
["PRT_KIND",5,"records from the currently selected log file to a report. Or if you want to"]
["PRT_KIND",6,"just update a report with a recent timespan printout, select the PARTIAL"]
["PRT_KIND",7,"log list option."]
["PRT_KIND",8,null]
["PRT_KIND",9,"Complete log list option"]
["PRT_KIND",10,null]
["PRT_KIND",11,"This option will print the COMPLETE log listing, in the order and in"]
["PRT_KIND",12,"the format you choose from the prompts. Follow the prompts and choose the"]
["PRT_KIND",13,"indexing and type of report format you desire."]
["PRT_KIND",14,null]
["PRT_KIND",15,"Partial log list option"]
["PRT_KIND",16,null]
["PRT_KIND",17,"This option is just like the first except you are asked to enter the"]
["PRT_KIND",18,"starting and ending dates of the report. Everythig else is the same."]
["PRT_KIND",19,null]
["PRT_KIND",20,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["QSLED_TO",1,"QSL SENT status field"]
["QSLED_TO",2,null]
["QSLED_TO",3,"Enter the status of the QSL you originate. The default for this field is"]
["QSLED_TO",4,"'N', which means no QSL sent yet. If a label is generated by the program,"]
["QSLED_TO",5,"either in the SINGLE or MULTI-LABEL print options (see QUERY / VIEWing"]
["QSLED_TO",6,"section), this field will be reset to 'Y', which denotes a QSL has been"]
["QSLED_TO",7,"generated by the program. You may edit any record and update this field"]
["QSLED_TO",8,"manually, if desired."]
["QSLED_TO",9,null]
["QSLED_TO",10,"{ End of HELP }"]
["QSO_DATE",1,"QSO DATE field"]
["QSO_DATE",2,"*** REQUIRED ***"]
["QSO_DATE",3,null]
["QSO_DATE",4,"Enter the date that the QSO was made. In most cases, it will be the"]
["QSO_DATE",5,"current date. The input format, something like (M/D/Y), is shown to the"]
["QSO_DATE",6,"left of the input field box. It shows the format you selected when you"]
["QSO_DATE",7,"initialized or last updated the DATE format for the program. There are some"]
["QSO_DATE",8,"exceptions, though. If the QSO entry form is opened and allowed to sit"]
["QSO_DATE",9,"idle, and if during this time the UTC time passes midnight, the date will"]
["QSO_DATE",10,"be off by one day. If you allow this condition to occur, ignore it and"]
["QSO_DATE",11,"simply press the F4 when you get to the 'Time' field. This will reset the"]
["QSO_DATE",12,"entry form time and date to the current UTC time and date."]
["QSO_DATE",13,null]
["QSO_DATE",14,"If you are entering old logs and do not want to have re-enter the date"]
["QSO_DATE",15,"for each of the entries that may have occured on the same day, press the"]
["QSO_DATE",16,"Alt-T keys. This will temporarily disable the automatic date and time"]
["QSO_DATE",17,"stamping for the entries. If ADDing data and timestamping is set OFF, the"]
["QSO_DATE",18,"first entry form will have blank DATE and TIME fields. Once a value is"]
["QSO_DATE",19,"entered, it is retained and will be used as input for the next entry."]
["QSO_DATE",20,null]
["QSO_DATE",21,"Switching AUTOTIME stamping off will be noted by a red 'OFF' next to"]
["QSO_DATE",22,"the Date entry field. To deselect the condition, press Alt-T again. The red"]
["QSO_DATE",23,"'OFF' will be removed signifying that the automatic date/time stamping is"]
["QSO_DATE",24,"now ON, but the DATE and TIME will remain as is for the current entry. The"]
["QSO_DATE",25,"UTC date and time will be inserted automatically on the next entry or press"]
["QSO_DATE",26,"F4 when in the TIME field to update the current entry form."]
["QSO_DATE",27,null]
["QSO_DATE",28,"{ End of HELP }"]
["QSO_FREQ",1,"QSO FREQUENCY field"]
["QSO_FREQ",2,"*** REQUIRED ***"]
["QSO_FREQ",3,null]
["QSO_FREQ",4,"Enter the frequency of the current QSO. Enter as :"]
["QSO_FREQ",5,null]
["QSO_FREQ",6,"MMM.KKK     where MMM is the Megahertz"]
["QSO_FREQ",7,"and KKK is the kilohertz and"]
["QSO_FREQ",8,"these are seperate by a \".\""]
["QSO_FREQ",9,null]
["QSO_FREQ",10,"Valid frequencies are from 1.500 Mhz to 999.999 Mhz, in 1 Khz steps. If"]
["QSO_FREQ",11,"you are used to keeping logs in 'BAND' only, I suggest you enter all"]
["QSO_FREQ",12,"FREQUENCIES as the lowset frequency of the given band. For example, enter"]
["QSO_FREQ",13,"80 meters as 3.500, 40 meters as 7.000, 20 meters as 14.000 and so on. This"]
["QSO_FREQ",14,"will make the data more uniform when working with the QUERY functions."]
["QSO_FREQ",15,null]
["QSO_FREQ",16,"{ End of HELP }"]
["QSO_MODE",1,"QSO MODE field"]
["QSO_MODE",2,"*** REQUIRED ***"]
["QSO_MODE",3,null]
["QSO_MODE",4,"The default mode is entered here when the form is opened. If it is"]
["QSO_MODE",5,"changed, the new value is retained for all subsequent entries, until the"]
["QSO_MODE",6,"ADD QSO's option is closed or till the MODE is changed again. You may press"]
["QSO_MODE",7,"the F6 key for a list of common amateur operating modes. Scroll through the"]
["QSO_MODE",8,"list with the UP/DN arrows and select an option with the RETURN key or"]
["QSO_MODE",9,"press ESCAPE to return no value and enter your own preference."]
["QSO_MODE",10,null]
["QSO_MODE",11,"PLEASE NOTE: You may use any abbreviation you desire for the mode, but for"]
["QSO_MODE",12,"consistant QUERY results, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that you use the F6 option"]
["QSO_MODE",13,"to choose a mode. Searches are faster and the abbreviation will be the same"]
["QSO_MODE",14,"each time. When you go to look for all the DXCC entries you have worked or"]
["QSO_MODE",15,"need, you won't be misled by small abbreviation typographical errors. ARS"]
["QSO_MODE",16,"LOGBOOK cannot know that you mean teletype by both 'TTY' and 'RTTY' (unless"]
["QSO_MODE",17,"you choose to ask for MODE containing 'TTY')."]
["QSO_MODE",18,null]
["QSO_MODE",19,"{ End of HELP }"]
["QSO_TIME",1,"QSO TIME field"]
["QSO_TIME",2,"*** REQUIRED ***"]
["QSO_TIME",3,null]
["QSO_TIME",4,"This field works very similiar to the DATE field. It is set equal to"]
["QSO_TIME",5,"the current UTC TIME upon entry into the form. If the form has been sitting"]
["QSO_TIME",6,"idle for a while, pressing the F4 key will 'refresh' the TIME and DATE to"]
["QSO_TIME",7,"the current values. If the automatic DATE/TIME stamping is 'OFF', the time"]
["QSO_TIME",8,"entered here when the form is opened will be 0000 on the first QSO entered"]
["QSO_TIME",9,"and then the last valid entered time will be used for input each subsequent"]
["QSO_TIME",10,"QSO entry form."]
["QSO_TIME",11,null]
["QSO_TIME",12,"{ End of HELP }"]
["RESTVAR",1,"RESTORE A {?} QUERY CONDITION FILE ..."]
["RESTVAR",2,null]
["RESTVAR",3,"Enter the filename only of the desired condition file to load into"]
["RESTVAR",4,"memory for use in querying the log or DX INFO file. DO NOT include an"]
["RESTVAR",5,"extension since the program will match the extension to the type of file"]
["RESTVAR",6,"you are currently working with. This will be either a '.LBQ' for any log"]
["RESTVAR",7,"file or '.DXQ' for the DX INFO file. A log query condition file WILL NOT"]
["RESTVAR",8,"work on the DX file nor will a DX query condition file work on a log file."]
["RESTVAR",9,"If you are not sure of the name of the desired file, pressing F2 will"]
["RESTVAR",10,"check to see if there are any query condition files in the path with the"]
["RESTVAR",11,"correct extension type. If so, a list is shown and you may make a"]
["RESTVAR",12,"selection. If none, you are told so. You may press ESCAPE at the prompt to"]
["RESTVAR",13,"abort or at while in the list to return to the prompt to type in a"]
["RESTVAR",14,"selection."]
["RESTVAR",15,"**************************************************************************"]
["RESTVAR",16,"DO NOT RENAME THE EXTENSION OF A QUERY CONDITION FILE"]
["RESTVAR",17,"DOING SO WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS"]
["RESTVAR",18,null]
["RESTVAR",19,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["REST_NAME",1,"Enter name of log to restore ...."]
["REST_NAME",2,null]
["REST_NAME",3,"Enter the name of the log file you wish to rebuild. If it is not found,"]
["REST_NAME",4,"you will be prompted to create it. If you answer 'YES' it will be created"]
["REST_NAME",5,"and the source disk(s) will be copied to it. If you answer 'NO', the option"]
["REST_NAME",6,"is aborted."]
["REST_NAME",7,null]
["REST_NAME",8,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["REST_PATH",1,"Enter the path of file to restore ...."]
["REST_PATH",2,null]
["REST_PATH",3,"Enter the path to find the file specified in the previous prompt. If"]
["REST_PATH",4,"the file should be found in the default path, press RETURN without anything"]
["REST_PATH",5,"else entering in the prompt. Otherwise enter the path and press RETURN or"]
["REST_PATH",6,"press ESCAPE to abort option."]
["REST_PATH",7,null]
["REST_PATH",8,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["SAVEAS",1,"SAVE QUERY SELECTION CRITERIA TO {?} ..."]
["SAVEAS",2,null]
["SAVEAS",3,"Here you will enter a filename, upto 8 characters, without any"]
["SAVEAS",4,"extension. The program will assign the correct extension determined from"]
["SAVEAS",5,"which file you are currently working with, '.LBQ' for log files and '.DXQ'"]
["SAVEAS",6,"for the DX INFO file. Press ESCAPE to abort the option and return to the"]
["SAVEAS",7,"menu."]
["SAVEAS",8,null]
["SAVEAS",9,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["SECVAR",1,"Entering the target data to search with"]
["SECVAR",2,null]
["SECVAR",3,"Enter a value to use as the target to compare to. This value may be a date,"]
["SECVAR",4,"character string or a number (may be integer or decimal). The particular"]
["SECVAR",5,"data type for the field selected is shown in the prompt for this value."]
["SECVAR",6,"Press RETURN after the value to enter it."]
["SECVAR",7,null]
["SECVAR",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["ST_DATE",1,"DEFINE PARTIAL LOG PRINT RANGE ......"]
["ST_DATE",2,null]
["ST_DATE",3,"Here you are to specify the starting and ending dates for the partial"]
["ST_DATE",4,"log printout. The ending date will default to the current date and can be"]
["ST_DATE",5,"changed if needed. Pressing ESCAPE will abort the print option."]
["ST_DATE",6,null]
["ST_DATE",7,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["UPDTNUM",1,"LOG DATA UPDATE MENU"]
["UPDTNUM",2,null]
["UPDTNUM",3,"This is a second level menu which allows you to perform the following"]
["UPDTNUM",4,"options on the currently selected log file data. These include ADD a new"]
["UPDTNUM",5,"entry, EDIT, DELETE, CONFIRM, VIEW and print LABELS for entries in a"]
["UPDTNUM",6,"browse/view window, SORT data and rebuild index files or just REBUILD index"]
["UPDTNUM",7,"files alone. A brief description of each option follows:"]
["UPDTNUM",8,null]
["UPDTNUM",9,"Add new log entry option"]
["UPDTNUM",10,null]
["UPDTNUM",11,"This selection will open a fill-in-the-blank style entry page for data"]
["UPDTNUM",12,"input. The DATE and TIME are taken from the system clock upon entry into"]
["UPDTNUM",13,"the form and are placed into the record automatically. The default MODE is"]
["UPDTNUM",14,"determined from the USER parameter you set when initializing the program."]
["UPDTNUM",15,"You must enter a CALLSIGN or leave the CALLSIGN blank and press RETURN to"]
["UPDTNUM",16,"quit entering QSO's."]
["UPDTNUM",17,null]
["UPDTNUM",18,"Record maintenance option"]
["UPDTNUM",19,null]
["UPDTNUM",20,"This selection will allow you to EDIT, DELETE, CONFIRM, PRINT a label"]
["UPDTNUM",21,"and VIEW a record from the log file while 'BROWSING' the entire file. First"]
["UPDTNUM",22,"you are asked how the data from the current log file should be displayed on"]
["UPDTNUM",23,"the screen during the 'browse' function, either 'naturally' (no indexing)"]
["UPDTNUM",24,"or by a specified index file order. You select the appropriate method"]
["UPDTNUM",25,"depending on how you wish to view the data. Once selected, the screen is"]
["UPDTNUM",26,"setup for 'browsing' and the data is displayed, indexed per your"]
["UPDTNUM",27,"instructions. Once the 'browsing' begins, use the function keys labeled at"]
["UPDTNUM",28,"the screen bottom to perform data manipulation and use the movement keys"]
["UPDTNUM",29,"shown to move about the log file."]
["UPDTNUM",30,null]
["UPDTNUM",31,"Sort log data option"]
["UPDTNUM",32,null]
["UPDTNUM",33,"Selection on this option will SORT the current log file and rebuild all"]
["UPDTNUM",34,"associated index files for it. It can take a little while to do this,"]
["UPDTNUM",35,"especially if the log file is large and the machine it is running on is"]
["UPDTNUM",36,"slow. There are prompts showing the progress, so be patient."]
["UPDTNUM",37,null]
["UPDTNUM",38,"Index log file option"]
["UPDTNUM",39,null]
["UPDTNUM",40,"This option will allow you to rebuild the index files for the currently"]
["UPDTNUM",41,"assigned log file set. When selected, the program will automatically index"]
["UPDTNUM",42,"the log data on the CALLSIGN's, COUNTRY name's, STATE's and USER-DEFINED"]
["UPDTNUM",43,"special field."]
["UPDTNUM",44,null]
["UPDTNUM",45,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["USERCALL",1,"Callsign of user - your call"]
["USERCALL",2,null]
["USERCALL",3,"Enter your callsign to personalize this copy of the program. This callsign"]
["USERCALL",4,"will appear at the top of each page of the DEFAULT format report and at the"]
["USERCALL",5,"end of each QSL label generated by the program. You may change this when"]
["USERCALL",6,"required without any adverse effects on any log files in use."]
["USERCALL",7,null]
["USERCALL",8,"{ End of HELP }"]
["USERLAT",1,"LATITUDE of your operating QTH"]
["USERLAT",2,null]
["USERLAT",3,"Enter your station's LATITUDE in the format '##.###'. You need not be"]
["USERLAT",4,"critical of the exact location. You may get a rough estimate from any city"]
["USERLAT",5,"map of your location. Below are some fractional values to help you in"]
["USERLAT",6,"converting from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal representation. Please"]
["USERLAT",7,"note that all values in the SOUTHERN hemisphere (below the equator) are to"]
["USERLAT",8,"be signed NEGATIVE and the maximum range for any value is +90.0 (north"]
["USERLAT",9,"pole) to -90.0 (south pole). Don't enter the (+) for positive values."]
["USERLAT",10,null]
["USERLAT",11,"Number of minutes (##') = fraction degrees (0.##ø)"]
["USERLAT",12,"-----------------------------------------------------"]
["USERLAT",13,"05' = 0.08ø ³ 20' = 0.33ø ³ 35' = 0.58ø ³ 50' = 0.83ø"]
["USERLAT",14,"10' = 0.10ø ³ 25' = 0.42ø ³ 40' = 0.67ø ³ 55' = 0.92ø"]
["USERLAT",15,"15' = 0.25ø ³ 30' = 0.50ø ³ 45' = 0.75ø ³ 60' = 1.00ø"]
["USERLAT",16,null]
["USERLAT",17,"Some sample latitudes would convert as :"]
["USERLAT",18,null]
["USERLAT",19,"N 35ø 15' -->  35ø   +   0.25ø (from chart 15')   =  35.25ø"]
["USERLAT",20,"S 43ø 28' --> -43ø   +  appx. 0.47ø from chart    = -43.47ø"]
["USERLAT",21,null]
["USERLAT",22,"Hint: All USA hams use (+) latitudes ....."]
["USERLAT",23,null]
["USERLAT",24,"{ End of HELP }"]
["USERLON",1,"LONGITUDE of your operating QTH"]
["USERLON",2,null]
["USERLON",3,"Enter your station's LONGITUDE in the format '###.###'. You need not be"]
["USERLON",4,"critical of the exact location. You may get a rough estimate from any city"]
["USERLON",5,"map of your location. Below are some fractional values to help you in"]
["USERLON",6,"converting from degrees-minutes-seconds to decimal representation. Please"]
["USERLON",7,"note that all positions located EAST of the 0ø longitude (UTC line towards"]
["USERLON",8,"Central Europe and Asia) are to be signed NEGATIVE and the maximum range"]
["USERLON",9,"for any value is +180.0 (west longitudes) to -180.0 (east longitudes)."]
["USERLON",10,"Don't enter the (+) for positive values."]
["USERLON",11,null]
["USERLON",12,"Number of minutes (##') = fraction degrees (0.##ø)"]
["USERLON",13,"-----------------------------------------------------"]
["USERLON",14,"05' = 0.08ø ³ 20' = 0.33ø ³ 35' = 0.58ø ³ 50' = 0.83ø"]
["USERLON",15,"10' = 0.10ø ³ 25' = 0.42ø ³ 40' = 0.67ø ³ 55' = 0.92ø"]
["USERLON",16,"15' = 0.25ø ³ 30' = 0.50ø ³ 45' = 0.75ø ³ 60' = 1.00ø"]
["USERLON",17,null]
["USERLON",18,"Some sample latitudes would convert as :"]
["USERLON",19,null]
["USERLON",20,"W 117ø 15' --> 117ø   +   0.25ø (from chart 15')   =   117.25ø"]
["USERLON",21,"E  94ø 28' --> -94ø   +  appx. 0.47ø from chart    =  -094.47ø"]
["USERLON",22,null]
["USERLON",23,"Hint: All USA hams use (+) longitudes......."]
["USERLON",24,null]
["USERLON",25,"{ End of HELP }"]
["USERPRT",1,"PRINTER TYPE SELECTION - There are seven (7) printer types to choose from:"]
["USERPRT",2,null]
["USERPRT",3,"1 - EPSON using COMPRESSED print - If you are using a EPSON or compatible"]
["USERPRT",4,"and will expect to have any reports with more than 80 columns on 8.5\" wide"]
["USERPRT",5,"paper, select this option. You can select 80 or 132 column mode when"]
["USERPRT",6,"printing in the program."]
["USERPRT",7,null]
["USERPRT",8,"2 - EPSON using STANDARD 10 CPI print - If you are NEVER going to have any"]
["USERPRT",9,"reports wider than 80 columns, you can use this option. It was originally"]
["USERPRT",10,"intended for wide paper with no compressed print."]
["USERPRT",11,null]
["USERPRT",12,"3 - IBM Proprinter series - If your printer is of this type, select this"]
["USERPRT",13,"option. You can select between 80 and 132 column when you print the reports"]
["USERPRT",14,"in the program."]
["USERPRT",15,null]
["USERPRT",16,"4 - GENERIC printer selection - If your printer is not listed and will not"]
["USERPRT",17,"emulate a listed printer, select this option. Most generic printers use the"]
["USERPRT",18,"control-'O' command to perform a compressed print mode initialize. Check"]
["USERPRT",19,"your printer manual for the compressed print command. This option uses"]
["USERPRT",20,"ASCII 15 (aka control-O)."]
["USERPRT",21,null]
["USERPRT",22,"5 - C.Itoh 8510 or compatible - This option was requested by some users so"]
["USERPRT",23,"it was included. I don't have much information on it and I have not tested"]
["USERPRT",24,"it since I do not have this printer. It is reported to work correctly."]
["USERPRT",25,"It uses an ESCAPE Q command (ASCII 27 81) to set compressed mode and an"]
["USERPRT",26,"ESCAPE N (ASCII 27 78) to reset the printer to normal mode"]
["USERPRT",27,null]
["USERPRT",28,"6 - OKIDATA Microline 92 or compatible - This is another user requested"]
["USERPRT",29,"printer driver. I have not tested it but is too was reported to work. This"]
["USERPRT",30,"one uses a Control-] to set compressed mode and a Control-X to reset the"]
["USERPRT",31,"printer."]
["USERPRT",32,null]
["USERPRT",33,"7 - NO PRINTER INITIALIZATION - If you are going to be printing only to DOS"]
["USERPRT",34,"textfiles or using a printer that has its own setup program external to the"]
["USERPRT",35,"ARS LOGBOOK, select this option. Here there will be no printer controlling"]
["USERPRT",36,"commands inserted or sent as you print."]
["USERPRT",37,null]
["USERPRT",38,"{ End of HELP }"]
["USERUTC",1,"UTC (Zulu) Time difference"]
["USERUTC",2,null]
["USERUTC",3,"No matter where you are located on earth, the UTC time is the same for all"]
["USERUTC",4,"places. The local time changes according to the zone or area you are in and"]
["USERUTC",5,"so the difference between the local time and the UTC time also changes. To"]
["USERUTC",6,"account for the difference between your local time and UTC time, the"]
["USERUTC",7,"program needs to know how many hours different you actually are."]
["USERUTC",8,null]
["USERUTC",9,"For timezones and areas WEST of the UTC reference point, the time"]
["USERUTC",10,"difference is signed negative (-). Going EAST of UTC the difference is"]
["USERUTC",11,"positive and has NO sign. And since all areas of the world are NOT evenly"]
["USERUTC",12,"spaced and do not have even hour time difference, enter any partial hours"]
["USERUTC",13,"as 1/10th's of the hour. If you were in an area, like the USA, where the"]
["USERUTC",14,"local time was BEHIND UTC time, enter as '-##.#'. If your local time is"]
["USERUTC",15,"ahead of UTC, enter it as '##.#'."]
["USERUTC",16,null]
["USERUTC",17,"Examples:"]
["USERUTC",18,null]
["USERUTC",19,"If UTC time diff = 8 hours and you are located in the USA,"]
["USERUTC",20,"enter as -8.0"]
["USERUTC",21,null]
["USERUTC",22,"If UTC time diff = 8 hours and 30 minutes and you are located"]
["USERUTC",23,"somewhere in ASIA, enter as 8.5 (since .5 hours = 30 min.)."]
["USERUTC",24,null]
["USERUTC",25,null]
["USERUTC",26,"REMEMBER IF THE SIGN OF THE DIFFERENCE IS WRONG YOUR REFERENCED LOCATION"]
["USERUTC",27,"WILL BE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GLOBE !!!"]
["USERUTC",28,null]
["USERUTC",29,"Hint : All USA hams use (-) hours...."]
["USERUTC",30,null]
["USERUTC",31,"{ End of HELP }"]
["USER_OP",1,"UPDATE USER DATA MENU"]
["USER_OP",2,null]
["USER_OP",3,"There are 6 options to choose from on this menu. These options allow"]
["USER_OP",4,"you to reset or select different parameters to cause the program to behave"]
["USER_OP",5,"in a different manner for each value. The options are listed below:"]
["USER_OP",6,null]
["USER_OP",7,"Personal Data Update"]
["USER_OP",8,null]
["USER_OP",9,"Here your can change your personal data, which includes your callsign,"]
["USER_OP",10,"the latitude and longitude of your QTH or operating position and the number"]
["USER_OP",11,"of hours difference between your local time and ZULU time."]
["USER_OP",12,null]
["USER_OP",13,"NOTE : If you change the longitude or latitude value while in this section,"]
["USER_OP",14,"you must reinitialize the beam headings. The option for this is located on"]
["USER_OP",15,"the DX ACCESS MAIN MENU."]
["USER_OP",16,null]
["USER_OP",17,"Install new printer"]
["USER_OP",18,null]
["USER_OP",19,"You can choose another printer to assign as the default printer to use."]
["USER_OP",20,null]
["USER_OP",21,"Select new date format"]
["USER_OP",22,null]
["USER_OP",23,"Here you can choose another date format for use while in the program."]
["USER_OP",24,null]
["USER_OP",25,"QSL label defaults"]
["USER_OP",26,null]
["USER_OP",27,"You can select between the two styles of labels and which type of date"]
["USER_OP",28,"format to have printed on them when printing QSLcard labels."]
["USER_OP",29,null]
["USER_OP",30,"Assign new default mode"]
["USER_OP",31,null]
["USER_OP",32,"Here you are allow to reset the deault mode shown whenever the ADD QSO"]
["USER_OP",33,"option is selected on the LOG UPDATE menu."]
["USER_OP",34,null]
["USER_OP",35,"Reset USER fieldname"]
["USER_OP",36,null]
["USER_OP",37,"This option will allow you to reset the name of the special"]
["USER_OP",38,"USER-DEFINED data field. This field is 15 characters wide and is called"]
["USER_OP",39,"'MISCFIELD' in the database, but you can set the label that is associated"]
["USER_OP",40,"with this field and shown on the entry form to whatever you like (limited"]
["USER_OP",41,"to 6 characters). The default label is 'MISC'."]
["USER_OP",42,null]
["USER_OP",43,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["U_FIELD",1,"USER DEFINED (SPECIAL) data field"]
["U_FIELD",2,"(default name = MISC)"]
["U_FIELD",3,null]
["U_FIELD",4,"This field is can be named by each individual user. It could be COUNTY"]
["U_FIELD",5,"for one user or 10-10# for someone else. In the database file, it is called"]
["U_FIELD",6,"'MISCFIELD' and contains data in character format, 15 chars wide. The"]
["U_FIELD",7,"default name for this field in the program is 'MISC' and will be presented"]
["U_FIELD",8,"as such unless the user updates it when initializing program or at the FILE"]
["U_FIELD",9,"MAINTENANCE MENU - Change USER parameters option. For a more in-depth"]
["U_FIELD",10,"writeup on this option see the manual."]
["U_FIELD",11,null]
["U_FIELD",12,"{ End of HELP }"]
["WCHOICE",1,"Printer format width to use ....."]
["WCHOICE",2,null]
["WCHOICE",3,"You have selected to use an EXTERNAL format file. These files may be"]
["WCHOICE",4,"anywhere from a few columns wide upto 132 columns wide. If the report is 80"]
["WCHOICE",5,"columns or less in width, you may select the '80 COLUMN' option and the"]
["WCHOICE",6,"report will print in PICA pitch (10 cpi) instead of the COMPRESSED pitch"]
["WCHOICE",7,"(17 cpi). This will make the letters a bit more readable."]
["WCHOICE",8,null]
["WCHOICE",9,"If the report is more than 80 columns wide, you MUST select the 132"]
["WCHOICE",10,"column option. Failure to do so will cause the text to wrap and the report"]
["WCHOICE",11,"will most likely be unreadable."]
["WCHOICE",12,null]
["WCHOICE",13,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["WHATNOW",1,"Linking the condition statements"]
["WHATNOW",2,null]
["WHATNOW",3,"Here you are to select the linking logic for the current statement and"]
["WHATNOW",4,"the next statement. You have two (2) choices to select from or select DONE"]
["WHATNOW",5,"if you are finished building this set of selection criteria."]
["WHATNOW",6,null]
["WHATNOW",7,"AND logical option - Select this option if BOTH the current statement and"]
["WHATNOW",8,"the next statement MUST be TRUE for a match to occur."]
["WHATNOW",9,null]
["WHATNOW",10,"OR logical option - Select this option if EITHER the current statement or"]
["WHATNOW",11,"the next statement being TRUE will cause a match to occur."]
["WHATNOW",12,null]
["WHATNOW",13,"DONE option - Select this option if there are NO more statements to be"]
["WHATNOW",14,"added to the selection criteria being constructed. You will be returned to"]
["WHATNOW",15,"the menu to VIEW matching records, PRINT labels or reports and/or SAVE the"]
["WHATNOW",16,"current selection criteria to disk for later use."]
["WHATNOW",17,null]
["WHATNOW",18,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["Y",1,"Default Mode selection"]
["Y",2,null]
["Y",3,"Scroll through the list at right and select (with RETURN) your preferred"]
["Y",4,"operating mode. This mode will be assigned whenever you open the entry form"]
["Y",5,"for adding a NEW QSO to the log. You may override it simply by typing in a"]
["Y",6,"new mode for that entry. Most of the common modes for US hams have been"]
["Y",7,"included in the list. Also using this option will make sure you spell it"]
["Y",8,"the same way each time and makes you queries work better, since the program"]
["Y",9,"can't not know you meant teletype when you say RTTY one time and TTY the"]
["Y",10,"next."]
["Y",11,null]
["Y",12,"{ End of HELP }"]
["USERQSIZE",1,"QSL LABEL SIZE"]
["USERQSIZE",2,null]
["USERQSIZE",3,"Select the size of QSL label you want to print. The screen is self"]
["USERQSIZE",4,"explanatory."]
["USERQSIZE",5,null]
["USERQSIZE",6,"{ END OF HELP }"]
["USERQDATE",1,"QSL LABEL DATA FORMAT"]
["USERQDATE",2,null]
["USERQDATE",3,"Select the style of the date to be printed on the label. This may be a"]
["USERQDATE",4,"date (MM/DD/YY, etc.) or a verbal string (01 FEB 90, etc.). Refer to the"]
["USERQDATE",5,"text on screen for info."]
["USERQDATE",6,null]
["USERQDATE",7,"{ END OF HELP }"]